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MultiChoice has announced the shutdown of Showmax following a comprehensive review of its streaming activities.

Golden Arrows coach Manqoba Mngqithi doesn’t see Orlando Pirates dethroning Mamelodi Sundowns for the league title this season, saying Masandawana’s depth will see them clinch another title.

‘People of Umhlathuze deserve these types of games’

Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matondze’s case has been postponed to 11 March 2026

Paul O’Sullivan returns to the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration.

Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba delivers the State of the Province Address in Polokwane.

China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for growth this year in the midst of a property slump and other headwinds at home and growing uncertainty abroad.

A trade court has cleared the way for businesses to receive refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down last month.

A strong supply of weapons and a history of long wars make Sudan’s conflict particularly troubling.

Prisoners recently released from detention in Venezuela describe the conditions under which they were held.

The author’s 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.

A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.

The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what says is abuse.

If you’ve recently applied for a role in financial services, consulting or tech, there’s a good chance a human never saw your CV.

Gas prices in the Ten Towns area will fall by just over 10% in April.

Multichoice is discontinuing Showmax’s operations, with its losses having proved unsustainable.

Mosiuoa Lekota had stepped back from active politics last year to focus on his health.

Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu delivers the state of the province at the Mpumalanga legislature.

The Presidency Committee meeting on Wednesday was abruptly adjourned to a later date.

Legal expert says the Commission has the prerogative to subpoena the doctor who treated Mogotsi

Today’s rumour roundup.

Worth a go at that price?

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton says “I’m going to be here until that happens” as he pushes for a grand prix in Africa.

There’s a sense that the title race has become a two-horse contest between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns.

In today’s newsletter: Rising debts, frozen thresholds and spiralling interest have left ​millions of graduates questioning whether England’s student finance system still resembles the deal they were promised

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In November, Rachel Reeves tucked a freeze to student loan repayment thresholds into her autumn budget, to little fanfare. The threshold, normally expected to rise each tax...

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA is doing South Africa incredibly proud after bagging two international accolades.

In his last weeks, Soli Philander was in and out of a public hospital, clapping back at claims that he was ‘HIV positive’…

Assistant coach Deon Davids said the Springboks had incredibly successful mauls once they get them going last year.

The forecaster predicts rain and possible thunderstorms for both cities throughout much of Saturday before conditions improve on Sunday.

“We are not happy the way we played tonight,” Carrick told TNT Sports.

Smile ID, Africa’s leading identity verification company, has released its 2026 Digital Identity Fraud Report — “From Selfies to Signals: Identity Enters the Security Era.”. The report finds that AI has rapidly reduced the cost, while increasing the scalability and quality of deepfake fraud. In addition, as identity becomes part of the fabric of many […]

In an expected move in the African streaming landscape, MultiChoice has officially announced the termination of its flagship streaming service, Showmax. The decision, described as the result of a “comprehensive review,” marks a stunning end to the platform that once stood as the continent’s primary challenger to global streaming titans. The curtain is falling on […]

MultiChoice has announced it will discontinue Showmax, drawing a line under one of Africa’s most ambitious streaming experiments.

South African e-commerce platform Bob Group has appointed Anita Erasmus as CEO designate.

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has warned motorists to be wary of emails urging them to pay traffic fines.

The war in Iran has sent diesel prices skyrocketing.

South African car buyers have options when paying for a new set of wheels.

For Eating Disorders Awareness Week, actor Gemma Oaten joined us in the studio